helenium

See also: Helenium

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

helenium (plural heleniums)

  1. Any of various flowering plants, of the genus Helenium, the dried leaves of which were once used to make a form of snuff

Synonyms

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἑλένιον (helénion).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /heˈle.ni.um/, [hɛˈɫɛ.ni.ũ]

Noun

helenium n (genitive heleniī); second declension

  1. elecampane

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative helenium helenia
genitive heleniī heleniōrum
dative heleniō heleniīs
accusative helenium helenia
ablative heleniō heleniīs
vocative helenium helenia

Descendants

  • Translingual: Helenium

References

  • helenium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • helenium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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